Catastrophic Events, an STC/MS™ module developed by Carol O’Donnell at the National Science Resources Center (NSRC) and published by Carolina, has won a Mark Trail Award from the National Weather Service. The award, which was created 7 years ago, honors individuals, groups, and local governments for their efforts to expand the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Weather Radio coverage across the nation and to make the portable device, which broadcasts severe storm warnings, more accessible. The Catastrophic Events kit includes an NOAA Weather Radio.

Mark Trail, a syndicated comic strip published in approximately 175 newspapers, has been the “official” spokesman for NOAA Weather Radio since 1997. Jack Elrod, the creator, writer, and illustrator for Mark Trail, became involved with NOAA Weather Radio in 1995, featuring it in a Sunday comic strip. Approximately 15 awards are given out each year.

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